When do you expect to make a decision for my submission?

As a matter of principle, we do not speculate or make predictions on when the editorial or peer-review process is completed. We do not reply to questions like this and discourage authors to email us repeatedly asking this question, as this takes away valuable staff time which is better spent on more constructive issues. While we can provide authors with historic statistics on average turnaround times (see What is your turnaround time?), each manuscript is different.

If the question is meant rhetorical (and what you really meant is "Make a decision, already!"), then we ask you for your patience, and only contact us after 4-5 months have passed without an initial decision.